1. Learn.Plus
Presentation
Jockey Club Ti-I College
17 Oct 2015
City University of Hong Kong
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2. Content:
1. WIFI 900 Experience
2. The development of A school-based
Digital Learning Hub with Google Apps
3. BYOD - A Cross-platform Approach
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3. About Us:
Name: Mr. CHAN Wai-leung, Stephen
Title: Chief IT Coordinator, ICT Committee
Panel Head, ICT Subject Panel
Contact: tic-cwl@tic.edu.hk
Mobile: 9370-4365
Office: 2691-7150 Ext: 8080
Name: Mr. LIE Chi-wai, Kevin
Title: Learning Hub Coordinator
Contact: tic-lie@tic.edu.hk
Mobile: 6468-5821
Office: 2691-7150 Ext: 8097
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4. Jockey Club Ti-I College (http://www.tic.edu.hk)
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5. About Us:
❖ 26-year subsidized EMI school with specific school missions
(Sports and Arts)
❖ 100% discretion, Territory-wide student intake
❖ Mostly Band 1 students
❖ „Spacious non-standard school campus
❖ „66 teachers (average age around 40)
❖ „Harmonious staff culture and low turn-over rate
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6. About Us:
❖ Principal - Dr. QUONG (principal@tic.edu.hk)
An Australian, with passion & belief in ICT
❖ Sch. Admin. / Evidence-based L&T supported
with self-developed IT Systems
❖No concrete E-Learning policy until 13-14
❖A relatively young subsidized school  lacks strong
financial support from IMC or Alumni
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7. 1. WIFI 900 Experience Sharing
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9. JCTIC Wi-Fi System
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Hardware
• 100 Access Points
• 7 new Optical Fibres
• 7 Floor Level Switches
• 1 Layer 3 Core Switch
• 2 Controllers
Technologies
• up to AC mode
• 2.4 Ghz & 5 Ghz
• MAC Add. Filtering +
Dynamic Pre-Shared Key
• Windows AD Authentication

10. Full of Surprises
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11. Typical School Summer Work
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12. Design & Build is a myth
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you DESIGN
they BUILD

13. Project Management -
Single Point of Contact?
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● Broadband Sales Manager
● Managers of Broadband Sales Manager
● System Integrator (SI) Sales Manager
● AP Vendor’s Engineers
● Wiring Contractor
● Sub-contractor of wiring Contractor
● Fibre-Optics Contractor
● …….
Hurray:
Lots of new “friends”!

14. It’s YOUwho care about your school.
The vendors care about your ….
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15. Experiences carry over from Wi-Fi 100
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❖ 1 AP per Room
❖ Subscription mode over Purchase mode
❖ Individual SSID for each Room
❖ Independent Wired and Wireless Network with Separate
Broadband Subscriptions
❖ New devices & Wi-Fi Chipsets keep popping out  Pick a
WIRELESS brand with frequent AP “firmware upgrade”

16. Budgeting - Planning
Income:
EDB Funding: HK$84,940 per annum
Expenditure:
Wi-Fi 100: ~HK$400 per month per AP (3-yr mode)
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17. it translates to
~ 18Access Points
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But we need 100 APs

18. Wi-Fi 900 Tender (JCTIC Specific Terms)
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❖ 5-year subscription model  reduce monthly cost
❖Asked for Shared Coverage & Full Coverage
❖1 single FIREWALL for the two networks 
Flexible bandwidth management & reduce cost
❖w/ Broadband & w/o Broadband options
❖Mandatory Broadband Only option

19. Wi-Fi 900 Tender (JCTIC Specific Terms)
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❖SSIDs setup & config: TWICE a year included
❖Rent to Own at the end of the subscription,
incl. CABLES
❖UAT: 2 Mbps per device instead EDB’s 1 Mbps
❖2 hot-spare APs
❖Redundant Controllers

20. Pre-Tender Site Test
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21. 2. The development of A school-based
Digital Learning Hub with Google Apps
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http://www.tic.edu.hk

22. Many LMS are free.
Why build sth. on your own?
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23. User Management(SSO: Google Apps for Education, Windows AD, HKEdCity, …...)
Learning Curve
(teachers, not students)
Accessibility
Sharing among Teachers
Social elements
School hosted vs Cloud
Storage Limit
Cost
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Common GDrive
Folder
for all classes of the
same subject in the
same form
Resources page in
the Hubs:

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Individual
GDrive Folder
for a particular class
/ groups of
students
Resources page in
the Hubs:

32. Access Codes / Instructions to
pre-set Google Classrooms
posted in the Hubs
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35. 3.BYOD - A Cross-platform Approach
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Definition of Devices
Wi-Fi capable tablets
iPads
e-Readers
Chromebooks :)
MacBooks
PC laptops
or any similar products

38. Cross-platform ? Mac vs Windows, iOS vs Android
JCTIC E-Learning:
Digital Learning Hub
Google Classroom
Google Drive
Google Docs
Office365…..
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Most are Web Services in JCTIC
running on a Web Browser.
e.g. GOOGLE CHROME

39. School Policy - BYOD
Students are NOT compulsorily required to bring a
computer/tablet to school at all times.
The Wi-Fi 900 is a way to enable students to access the Digital
Learning Hub so that they can download the work provided by
teachers and engage in Self-Directed Learning.
It is about providing for students the opportunity to become more
active and engaged learners.
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40. BYOD Framework
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41. BYOD Framework
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1. JCTIC IT AUP, Privacy Statement and Copyright Statement
2. Coverage and Design
3. Device Registration, User Access Rights and Authentication
4. Central Monitoring System and Users’ Conduct
5. Use of Own Devices
6. School Mobile Learning Devices
7. Web Content Filtering on JCTIC Networks
8. Insurance, liability & Security of Devices
9. Disciplinary Measures related to the Misuse / Abuse of JCTIC Wi-Fi System

42. Before the BYOD Launch Day, we have...
• eLearning related School Policies
• BYOD Framework
• Workshops for students
• Parents Talk
• Staff Development Day
• ICT Support Hub .......
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43. Thank you.
info@tic.edu.hk
tic-cwl@tic.edu.hk
tic-lie@tic.edu.hk
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